Public Law 116-337. Protect and Restore America’s Estuaries Act
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An Act To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.Jan. 13, 2021[[H.R. 4044](/us/bill/116/hr/4044)] * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Protect and Restore America’s Estuaries Act.[33 USC 1251 note](/us/usc/t33/s1251). ## SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE This Act may be cited as the “Protect and Restore America’s Estuaries Act”. ## SEC. 2 MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE State listing.
Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ([33 U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B)](/us/usc/t33/s1330/a/2/B)) is amended by striking “and Peconic Bay, New York” and inserting “Peconic Bay, New York; Casco Bay, Maine; Tampa Bay, Florida; Coastal Bend, Texas; San Juan Bay, Puerto Rico; Tillamook Bay, Oregon; Piscataqua Region, New Hampshire; Barnegat Bay, New Jersey; Maryland Coastal Bays, Maryland; Charlotte Harbor, Florida; Mobile Bay, Alabama; Morro Bay, California; and Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington”. ## SEC. 3 PURPOSES OF CONFERENCE Section 320(b)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ([33 U.S.C. 1330(b)(4)](/us/usc/t33/s1330/b/4)) is amended— ####
(1)by striking “ management plan that recommends ” and inserting > > ##### “(A) > > recommends” > ; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(B) > > addresses the effects of recurring extreme weather events on the estuary, including the identification and assessment of vulnerabilities in the estuary and the development and implementation of adaptation strategies; and > > > ##### “(C) > > increases public education and awareness of the ecological health and water quality conditions of the estuary;” > . ## SEC. 4 MEMBERS OF CONFERENCE Section 320(c)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ([33 U.S.C. 1330(c)(5)](/us/usc/t33/s1330/c/5)) is amended by inserting “nonprofit organizations,” after “educational institutions,”. ## SEC. 5 GRANTS Section 320(g)(4)(C) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ([33 U.S.C. 1330(g)(4)(C)](/us/usc/t33/s1330/g/4/C)) is amended— ####
(1)in the matter preceding clause (i)—134 STAT. 5121 #####
(A)by inserting “, emerging,” after “urgent”; and #####
(B)by striking “coastal areas” and inserting “the estuaries selected by the Administrator under subsection (a)(2), or that relate to the coastal resiliency of such estuaries”; ####
(2)by redesignating clauses
(vi)and
(vii)as clauses
(viii)and (ix), respectively, and inserting after clause
(v)the following: > > ###### “(vi) > > stormwater runoff; > > > ###### “(vii) > > accelerated land loss;” > ; and ####
(3)in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by inserting “, extreme weather,” after “sea level rise”. ## SEC. 6 AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS Section 320(i)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ([33 U.S.C. 1330(i)(1)](/us/usc/t33/s1330/i/1)) is amended by inserting “, and $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026,” after “2021”. Approved January 13, 2021.
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- Public Law 116–336To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the sites associated with the life and legacy of the noted American philanthropist and business executive Julius Rosenwald, with a special focus on the Rosenwald Schools, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–337To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes
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